Carolina Foreman Engineer Steel Toe CA3522

fit just right

As far as the quality of this product goes, I will say that it fit well and seemed comfortable. And it came in at a more reasonable price than my longtime favorite, the Caterpillar Birmingham. I wish I could say more about the comfort and durability over time, but I returned the boots shortly after receiving them.Which brings me to the reason for my only giving three stars. The Carolina Company, who makes these boots, is often touted as a proud producer of American-made work boots. After doing some research online, I decided to go with them thinking I was supporting a domestic company. But alas, when they arrived there was the old "Made in China" label right on the box and on the boots. I tried them on anyway, and even considered keeping them, since they were of comparable quality to what I had been wearing. But in the end I felt wrong about it, since my goal was to support domestic production.I guess it's my fault for not researching more thoroughly, and asking the seller to confirm if the were U.S.-made before I went ahead with the order, but I suppose I got a false sense of confidence by a manufacturer who has, shall we say, one boot in the U.S. and the other in China.So the lesson for me here was to do my homework more diligently and pin these manufacturers down for a straight answer before buying. I'm not going to go as far as accusing them of a bait-and-switch tactic, though their bold claims as American footwear makers does kind of leave me feeling a little like that.Anyway, this is not a bad boot. Just not a U.S. one. If that's what you're shopping for, look elsewhere.

This is my third pair of these boots. They last me a little over a year, but they are worn everyday. These boots are very comfortable, and at a acceptable cost. They are my go to work shoes.

I chose 3 stars for one major reason. These boots are gigantic. I have been wearing size 14D work boots and hunting boots of many different brands for over 25 years. These size 14 are extremely big. When I push my foot forward as far as I can I can slide my 4 fingers down between my heel and the back of the boot. I have to tighten the laces until the eyelets touch each other just to keep my foot from sliding around. I hope they are not just mislabeled with the wrong size. My foot is definitely a 14D .The boots appear to be of great quality and I'm sure they will last for years. I am going to order a size 13 and see how they feel. I will update my review once I get a pair to fit.Update: I got the size 13 and they are size 13. Too small for me. I have to think the size 14 that I got were somehow mislabeled. Unfortunately I have had enough with the ordering and returning (although Amazon makes it easy) so I am going to look for a workboot from a different brand.

My husband normally wears a 9.5, yet he wears a 10.5 in this boot. He already had these boots and wore the leather off the steel toes. He says these are the most comfortable boots he has ever had, so I bought him the exact same pair for Christmas. The old pair lasted a good 6 years wearing every day. Great boot!!

Love the boots, but they fit loosely! I've always been a size 13 but these are the only size 13 footwear I own that are slightly too large for my feet. Other than that, the shoelaces feel kinda week as though they'll tear pretty soon. If you get thick winter socks they will help the boots fit better.

I bought these boots for my son who works as a landscaper during the summer. His old pair of boots (not Carolina's) lasted one season before they fell apart. The Carolina's are comfortable, waterproof and offer the steel toe protection he needs on the job. After shopping around, they seem like a good value compared to other brands with the same features.

The boots I received seem to have been made differently. The right boot looks different with the placement of the upper leathers and even feels smaller than the left! Both are marked as the same size so I can only assume that it is on the manufacturer's end.I tried a pair of these on in a local shoe shop and they felt better than the pair I received.There is very little arch support, but I knew that already. I have inserts ordered.Overall, I question the quality of these boots. Next time I need boots I'll stick with Caterpillar. They seem to make solid work boots around the same price range on up as these.